My first Zen teacher was Dainin Katagiri Roshi in 1972 when I did a 7 day sesshin (an intense period of meditation) at the San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC). In the 80’s, when I regularly attended Monday night sitting practice, my teacher was Myogen Steve Stucky. At the SFZC in Green Gulch Farm in Sausalito […]
Change Is The Universal Law
January 30, 2014 by
After a long delay, we finally have some words of wisdom from Lama Surya Das once again. This one is about the insight of impermanence – that change is the universal law. We all know that everything must change, but we go on living as if we will live forever. We resist change and this […]
Right View
January 26, 2014 by
These words of wisdom came to me from the Tricycle Daily Dharma for January 17,2014. They come from an article by Mark Epstein. Dr. Epstein is an American psychiatrist trained at Harvard who has been a practicing Buddhist since his early twenties. He is a frequent contributor to Tricycle Magazine. The quote from his article, […]
40 Inspiring Quotes
January 25, 2014 by
These words of wisdom from 40 inspiring quotes came to me from the Silva Method. They suggest that you pick one of these quotes each day and meditate on it. Try to see yourself from the author’s point of view, even if you don’t understand or agree with it. 1. “When you want something,all the […]
Zen Brain
January 23, 2014 by
Zen Brain: Consciousness, Complex Sytems, and Transformation: with Richard Davidson, John Dunne, Evan Thompson, Rebecca Todd, Neil Theise, Al Kaszniak, Roshi Joan Halifax I am pleased to announce what promises to be a wonderful retreat at the Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend, but I would […]
3 Breath Meditation Practice
January 22, 2014 by
Today, I am offering a 3 breath meditation practice that you can do wherever you are. You can do it in the time it takes to take three deep breaths. You can do it in 3 minutes. You can do it for 30 minutes. The choice is yours. 3 Breath Meditation Practice Find a comfortable […]
Martin Luther King And Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh Were Friends
January 21, 2014 by
These words of wisdom were spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King. They come on January 20, 2014, Martin Luther King Day in the United States. It is well known that Dr. Martin Luther King and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh were friends. In fact, Dr. King nominated Thich Nhat Hanh (known as Thay by his […]
Anger Control Guided Meditation
January 20, 2014 by
In primitive times, anger was necessary to get our adrenalin working so that we could harness our energy to run away from or stay around to fight lions and tigers. Now, anger is one of the most destructive emotions we experience. It causes us to inflict pain and suffering on ourselves and the people we […]
Giving And Receiving
January 19, 2014 by
Many years ago, while listening to a talk by Pema Chodron, I heard her say something about a Tibetan practice called tonglen. A loose translation of tonglen is “giving and receiving.” Even a couple of years ago, I attended a concert in Oakland, California in which one of the artists played the piano and sang […]
Have A Good Heart
January 18, 2014 by
These words of wisdom come from the Dalai Lama. They teach us that it is very crucial to have a good heart. It is essential to know that to be a happy person, a happy family, a happy society, it is very crucial to have a good heart, that is very crucial. World peace must […]
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